Stimulus negotiations: Republicans to release opening offer Thursday without payroll tax cut
(CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, after days of intraparty disputes and splits spilling into public view, will move Thursday to unify Republicans behindRead More
Judge orders Michael Cohen to be released from prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge ordered the release from prison of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer on Thursday, saying the government retaliated againstRead More
Obama blasts Trump, praises Biden in new 2020 campaign video
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama stepped up their attacks on President Donald Trump and defended their timeRead More
White House drops payroll tax cut after GOP allies object
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House reluctantly dropped its bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes Thursday as Republicans prepared to unveil a $1 trillionRead More
Trump deploys more federal agents under ‘law and order’ push
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced he will send federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to help combat rising crime, expanding theRead More
China harboring military-linked fugitive scientist at San Francisco consulate, FBI says
(CNN) — Tensions between the United States and China have continued to ratchet up following the forced closure by Washington of Beijing’s consulate in Houston, amidRead More
Senate GOP, White House agree on key parts of COVID-19 aid package with stimulus plan set for release
(CNN) — Key senators and White House negotiators said Wednesday they had reached a deal on a key piece of their stimulus package, setting the stageRead More
Trump deploys more federal agents under ‘law-and-order’ push
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will send federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to help combat rising crime,Read More
Joe Biden calls Trump the country’s ‘first’ racist president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Donald Trump was the country’s “first” racist president. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s comments came duringRead More
White House, GOP agree to virus testing but aid bill shifts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans and the White House reached tentative agreement late Wednesday for more testing funds in the next COVID-19 relief package, butRead More